but to have them look out their windows and look out from their playground to see a gun store is wrong. >> a gun store opens inside the beltway from beltway feet from a grade school and parents are protesting. the opening of a gun store in mcclane, virginia, brought out angry parents with signs and blow horns. the owner says he has a right to be there.

>> i just sort of shocked. >> that is one of my schools that i'm sworn to protect. >> not a place to worry about a gun. >> very scary. would you want your elementary school children there? >> it's opening day for nova firearms, new store in mcclane. the problem for these parents neighbors school and political leaders is, see that building so close by? it's an elementary school. >> i'm very concerned that they have chosen to put a gun store in the backyard of a grade school. i think it's an outrage. >> it is what it is. i can't stop them. they are exercising the right to free speech, which we understand. we are exercising our right to carry and we are exercising our right to open a legal business where we can. >> sport owner says his business outgrew its original store. and this will be their brand- new larger space. >> it is a great school and yes, we understand we're in the backyard. but in this industry, it's really hard to find a landlord that is gun friendly. >> if you're wondering, this

space, these guns, and the proximity to the school is all legal. >> it's a lawful business. it can be moved elsewhere. >> which is what these people came out today to say. >> we are hoping we can encourage this store owner to go back to the store that he already has three blocks away. >> my kids go to this school and this completely unacceptable. >> until we can figure out a way to keep people that shouldn't have guns away from having guns, we shouldn't be promoting this kind of thing in a family friendly town that we live in. >> as of now, that store will remain open. they don't just sell guns, they have classroom facilities for safety instruction. fairfax county police are investigating the possible use of excessive force by one of its officers. that's after a youtube video, the one you're looking at now surfaced, showing the officer using a taser on a suspect. police tell us the man was arrested on a larceny charge

and he refused.

this is going to move off to the north as we go through the next hour or so. again, nothing crazy heavy. it's going to be in frederic in the next couple of minutes. but as we get through 12:04, after midnight. so again, a couple showers possible tonight, not a huge deal. tomorrow morning at 7:00, temperatures in the 50s and 60s. a lot of clouds. by 10:00, temperatures back in the 60s. green blobs are still to the south. we'll come back and let you know if we get through all of tomorrow, shower or thunderstorm-free and have your 3-degree guarantee. >> look forward to t top. pope francis is going to the world meeting of families. and danielle nottingham is in

philadelphia and his speeches touch on a wide range of topics. good evening, danielle. >> reporter: good evening, deborah. you know, the pope heard stories from families from around the world tonight and he was serenaded by some of the biggest names in music. and his message tonight to the crowd was, families are a factory of hope. thunderous applause erupted when pope francis took the stage at the festival of families in philadelphia. actor mark wahlberg was the host. >> father, welcome to philadelphia. >> aretha franklin serenaded the pope with amazing grace. the 78-year-old catholic leader said a special prayer. earlier, the pope smiled, delighted the crowd who waited to see the motorcade drive by. as he often does, the holy father kissed baby after baby.

>> he's an unstoppable force. >> at independence hall, pope francis blessed the mexican family's five foot cross, then delivered a special message in spanish to immigrants. >> do not be ashamed of that, which is a part of your life blood. you are also called to be responsible citizens. >> the day began as francis celebrated mass at the cathedral basilica of saints pete r and paul. he remarked on the contribution of women to the church. >> reporter: now tomorrow, pope francis will visit a prison and he will lead an outdoor mass, about a million people are expected to attend. live in philadelphia, danielle nottingham, deborah, back to you. >> thank you, danielle.

what a historic trip. well, a day of house speaker john boehner decided to call it quits, the ripple effects of the bomb shell announcement continues. now the jockeying is intensifying. craig boswell is on capitol hill following those developments for us tonight. >> it's been an honor to serve. >> john boehner surprising public announcement that he's resigning set off immediate private conversations about replacing him. the early front runner is kevin mccarthy, the current house majority leader. >> i think that kevin mccarthy would make an excellent speaker. >> the california congressman has risen quickly. >> i think kevin mccarthy is listening to conservatives and he has a chance to move the house in the right direction. >> there are a number of other possible candidates and when the house actually begins voting, anyone can be nominated. the winner will need 218 votes. >> it will be difficult for them. >> california democratic congresswoman says it will be high drama for the entire

republican party. >> they have been going through a lot. they have been divided for a long time. >> tea party conservatives say they'll keep the pressure on establishment republicans. that leads to questions for some, even in mccarthy's home district. ingly district. >> i think kevin is good. >> the party will have to decide by october 30, boehner's resignation date. >> steve of louisiana, kathy rogers of washington state, and tom price of georgia. john boehner is scheduled to be beer viewed exclusively on face the nation tomorrow morning at 10:30 here on wusa9. >> have you decided who to vote for yet? we're not talking about the presidential race, but the virginia elections which are five weeks away. hank silverburg has been in northern virginia talking with voters tonight. >> talk to some of the people on the streets of northern virginia about the election and

they'll say trump or clinton or saunders, but then ask about this november and they'll express surprise. >> actually no, i wasn't aware, believe it or not. >> general assembly. >> okay, wow. so who is going to be -- >> i look at the news as much as i can, but i don't focus on virginia news specifically. >> that goes right along with the latest poll out this weekend, which indicates 66% of the voters in virginia have no idea that there's an election this november. >> i just didn't know about it. the more the news is obviously saturated with the national stage. >> jeremy mayor from george mason university says it's a pattern he has seen before. >> the virginia election system is designed to have low voter turnout and low voter attention to these very important state elections. the state legislative elections, which will determine who controls both houses of our state legislature. >> and this year, there may be

an added factor. the intensity and the early part of the 2016 presidential campaign. >> the big election, they get so much news coverage. it's harder, you don't hear much about the local election. >> all 140 seats in virginia's general assembly will be chosen november 3, along with many local supervisors, mayors, and school boards. >> certainly, affects the road in front of your house in ways and how you commute. and so virginiaens should care more. >> elections bring only about 30% of the registered voters to the polls. in falls church, hank silverburg, wusa9. >> the election is on november 3, in person absentee voting started today. a big crowd on the mall today. it's not too late to catch some hot bands. we'll have the details coming up. also ahead, a rare opportunity for an up close look into the goddard space center. we'll

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today's open house, which also celebrated the 25th anniversary of the hubble telescope launch. physics, technology, and engineering. organizers say it's a rare opportunity to get an inside look at the science in their own backyard. >> it's the only day out of the year that we open our doors to the public and it gives everyone the chance to come and see what we are all about. you get to see the exciting missions that we're working on. we have a lot of exhibits, tours, it's a great opportunity for people to see what's going on in their own backyard with science. >> nasa last opened its doors to the public at its goddard space flight center in 2011. well thousands of people flocked to the national mall this weekend for the landmark music festival. the event benefits the trust for the national mall's landmark campaign to help preserve the beauty of the mall. this two-day festival features dozens of live and music

performances. twin shadow, dr. john, and the night troopers. the eagle rock gospel singers and ace crosgrove to name a few. tickets for tomorrow's lineup, pretty pricey at $105 each. always watching. always tracking. wusa9's first alert weather. d.c.'s most accurate. >> look who is here. we have topper. a rare saturday night s. >> which doesn't mean death and destruction. some folks claim they are charging money, but to preserve the fee museums on the mall. it's a good thing. >> and hey, drake. the weather will cooperate. it may look gloom and doom for awhile like it did today, but little to fall from the sky. 3-degree, i was worried about this one today. in the morning, i thought i was too high. in the afternoon, i thought it was too high. high was 74.

we are 24 of 26 for september. and we're going to go 75 tomorrow. a little bit warmer tomorrow. so, a live look outside. it's our live michael and son weather cam. it's cloudy. 65 right now. dew points in the 50s. that's pretty dry and the winds east, northeast at 15. the winds will be with us through tomorrow, small craft advisory for the bay again. here's the radar over the past hour. you can see some action lifting out of loudoun county into montgomery county. nothing crazy heavy. we'll zoom in and put a different spin on this radar. you can see light activity. germantown, and just pulling away from leesburg and poolsville. this is going to be out of here by daybreak. so, tee time tomorrow morning in montgomery county, keep it. better chance of showers on sunday, but there's going to be few and far between. mostly cloudy for the lunar eclipse. it will be tough to see. might get a glimpse of it. we have a couple glimpses of the moon, despite the mostly cloudy skies. warmer monday with showers and

thunderstorms and still unsettled tuesday and wednesday. still fairly warm. so, lunar eclipse begins tomorrow evening. it takes awhile. we have a couple breaks in the clouds, we'll be okay. it begins at 9:07. it's a full moon, too, which is fantastic. by the time we get to 10:00, it will begin the full eclipse. if you get a glimpse, you should see a red color, and maximum at 10:47, about 24 hours from now, and it continues. it ends at 11:23, the full eclipse. but we see a partial eclipse after midnight at 12:27. so, it's worth taking a look at. you don't need glasses or anything. it's lunar, not solar eclipse. we get a couple minutes of breaks in the clouds, we'll be okay. 50s and 6 60s. by 1:00, low 70s downtown. still 60s in the suburbs, but notice all the showers back to the south and west, which is essentially where they stayed today. by 4:00 p.m., showers to

fredericksburg south, culpeper west. leesburg is 72. 71 in gaithersburg and bowie, 74 downtown. by 7:00, upper 60s to around 70. most of the showers south and west. there will be a few closer to the immediate metro area. but, i wouldn't plan around them. if you want to do stuff outside, do it. if you want to pick pumpkins, go to the pumpkin patch. to around 70 downtown with a lot of clouds and by overnight tomorrow, 2:00 in the morning, monday, some showers will begin to develop and move northward. in fact, monday is a better chance for showers and storms. on the day planner, just clouds, maybe a break in the clouds again. we saw a few breaks today. 69 by 11:00. and 73 by 1:00. so, monday, warmer. better chance for showers and storms, 79. warmer still on tuesday with some storms possible. 81 degrees. next seven days, wednesday, we're looking at a better chance for showers and storms and cooler, mid 70s, and cool on thursday. 72. only 70 on friday. and showers for the terps next

saturday, only 72. >> really glad you made that 3- degree guarantee. wouldn't want you to look bad. >> it's a sad life. >> i can see it on your face. >> you know, fall officially here. yeah. and that means plenty of octoberfest celebrations. one got underway in southeast washington, but the real draw, it wasn't the german beer, guys, it it was the german dogs, yes, there was a weiner 500 race and contest for the best trick and the best costume, the big winner, the dog appropriately named lepope. >> yeah, he won. he's so excited about it. he's going to get a big bone tonight when we get home. they are always hot dogs for halloween. i want to do something different. i was surprised everyone loved it so much. >> i don't even know what to say. proceeds from today's canine race benefited the washington

humane society. and now it's the perfect segway to dave. i went to the nats game last night, not pretty. >> it went to the dogs. nice. >> well played. >> that's why i'm here. i feel like a pastor, guys, at a funeral.

now, wusa9 game on sports with dave owens. brought to you by exfinty. >> it was seven months ago, spring training, deb, bryce harper, when asked about the nats outlook, told reporters, where's my ring? many agreed the nats on paper were world series favorites, which makes this season's failures remarkable, if you think about it. mets magic number down to one. the nats have to win out. stephen strasburg was a grade a cheese maker. 13, 14, 10, 13 strikeouts.

the 12th, bryce harper, the nats win, but they needed the mets to lose to stay alive. let's check in on them. didn't happen. new york beating cincinnati. and you see the celebration there. so that eliminates the nats. back to the nats, needless to say, disappoig ntinend for the ball club. >> sometimes the game isn't fair. and you know, every single one of those guys competed all year, and you know, we dealt with some adversity, we battled through it and that's all you can do. >> everything going for him. they win it all, because they are from the east and you want that in your division. >> on a college football now, not a more important position on the football field than quarterback, got to have that dude at qb in order to win. here's maryland's problem. they have been flip-flopping guys, none of which, have worked. so bad news for randy. yeah, look at his face right

here. that's bitter beer face. right there. west virginia in town. west virginia hosting, i should say, and wearing the bumblebee uniforms. later, shelton gibson, look at this. i don't think you would have been tackled in touch football. it was that kind of day for west virginia. they were rolling. this is how bad it got for maryland. watch shelton gibson make the catch. poor young lady, lookout. she was okay. maryland not so much. they get run over 45-6. ouch. 45-6. maryland hosts michigan next saturday. by the way, that won't be easy. virginia lost friday night and last night to boise state, 56- 14. so on the virginia tech, frank beamer spoiled fans, i'm surprise the losses has the faithful grumbling, sort of one of those surprising losses last year to east carolina. the rematch down in greenville,

watch ryan malik right here. the old toe tap by the tight end, 14-0 virginia tech. later on, the pirates who was big today, five yard run. 21 straight points. later on, summers, look at that guy. summer breeze makes me feel fine. 41 yards, east carolina, upsetting virginia tech again, 5-28. navy uconn, that's reynolds approaching the record for most rushing td's all time. here he passes the football. this topper, navy's first touchdown pass of the season. later on, reynolds takes it himself. that's td number 73 all time. passing rickie williams in second place. he is four behind the leader of wisconsin. navy wins 28-18. that's the college game, some pro now, skins played on thursday night. losing to the giants 32-21.

the game kicked off a big week of football here on wusa9. the 0-2 ravens are approaching must-winter story. they play the -- ravens, they haven't been able to put complete games together. last week, a head scratcher in oakland. the defense looked like swiss cheese, allowing derek karr, and the raiders put up 37 points. now joe flacco doesn't play defense, but he knows tomorrow is crucial. >> i think it definitely adds urgency, whether it should or shouldn't. it probably does a little bit because it doesn't feel good to be a hole 0-2. the fact of the matter is, we lost two games in a row before, which happened to be at the beginning of the season. it's a long year, we believe we have a good team. >> all right, some soccer now to finish up, d.c. united against montreal. watch this kick. those feet were made for

kicking. last pass, this guy only played in six mls games. he scored seven goals. watch this, that poor defender. drive by two goals, montreal beats d.c. united. and don't forget to watch the game on sunday tomorrow. >> all right, we'll be ♪ when was the last time you felt... free. it's time to uncover that feeling again. with the compassion and strength of a name... most accepted by top doctors and specialists.

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there is no place like home and the baltimore ravens sure happy to be back in charm city. after a long road trip out west, the baltimore ravens back hoping that home field and home fans will help them get the first victory of the season. >> we're talking about one of the